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GAUHATI UNIVERSITY M.A. History Syllabus Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar Guwahati – 781014 Assam: India 1. Each Course will be of 100 Marks. (80 Marks External Examination and 20 marks Home Assessment) 2. There will be four course in course of the 4 semesters (100 *16 =1600) 3. General History will be Course – 416. M.A. PROGRAMME IN HISTORY The M.A programme in History consists of 4 semesters of 400 marks each (1600 marks). Each semester has 4 couses . Group options (Ancient, I and Modern) are indicated by A, and C respectively. A candidate must opt for the same group in all the optionl courses. The distribution of the courses is as follows: COURSE FIRST SEMESTER 101 Historical Methods 102 History of Assam (circa 5 th to 1228 A.D) 103 History of USA (1783-1919) 104 Indian National Movement: SECOND SEMESTER 205 History of China (1839-1949) 206 History of Assam (1228-1826) 207 A. State Formation in Ancient India C. British Rule in India (1757-1857) 208 A. Agriculture, Trade and Urbanization in Early India C. Economic History of Modern India (1757-1947) THIRD SEMESTER 309 History of Assam (1826-1947) 310 History of Modern Japan (1852-1941) 311 A. Aspects of Indian Art and Architecture. C. Peasantsand WorkersResistance in Modern India 312 International Relations since 1939 (Elective) FOURTH SEMESTER 413 International Relations (1871-1939) 414 A. Social History of Ancient India from the Earliest time to 1206 C. Social History of Modern India 415 Indias Foreign Relations since 1947 (Elective) 416 Gender History Guidelines of Syllabus of Semester Course in history

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GAUHATI UNIVERSITY M.A. History Syllabus

Gopinath Bardoloi Nagar Guwahati – 781014

Assam: India 1. Each Course will be of 100 Marks. (80 Marks External Examination and 20 marks Home Assessment) 2. There will be four course in course of the 4 semesters (100 *16 =1600) 3. General History will be Course – 416.

M.A. PROGRAMME IN HISTORY The M.A programme in History consists of 4 semesters of 400 marks each (1600 marks). Each semester has 4 couses . Group options (Ancient, I and Modern) are indicated by A, and C respectively. A candidate must opt for the same group in all the optionl courses. The distribution of the courses is as follows: COURSE FIRST SEMESTER 101 Historical Methods 102 History of Assam (circa 5th to 1228 A.D) 103 History of USA (1783-1919) 104 Indian National Movement: SECOND SEMESTER 205 History of China (1839-1949) 206 History of Assam (1228-1826) 207 A. State Formation in Ancient India C. British Rule in India (1757-1857) 208 A. Agriculture, Trade and Urbanization in Early India C. Economic History of Modern India (1757-1947) THIRD SEMESTER 309 History of Assam (1826-1947) 310 History of Modern Japan (1852-1941) 311 A. Aspects of Indian Art and Architecture. C. Peasants’and Workers’ Resistance in Modern India 312 International Relations since 1939 (Elective) FOURTH SEMESTER 413 International Relations (1871-1939) 414 A. Social History of Ancient India from the Earliest time to 1206 C. Social History of Modern India 415 India’s Foreign Relations since 1947 (Elective) 416 Gender History Guidelines of Syllabus of Semester Course in history

1. The Post-Graduate course in History will be of four semesters consisting of total 128 credits covering two calendar years. 2. There will be a total of 16 courses in the four semesters, each course having 100 marks (Total marks:1600) 3. There will be 8 credits per course of 100 marks. 4. Each course of 100 marks (8 credits) will have 20 marks earmarked for internal assessment and the remaining 80 marks for external examination.

DETAILS OF COURSES COURSE – 101

HISTORICAL METHODS Marks 100 (80+20) Credit-8 Objective: The course designed to acquaint student with the dominant methodological concerns and basic concepts that have shaped the modern discipline of history. Unit-I : Nineteenth century Schools:

A. Positive History B. Whig History

Unite-II : Dominant Trends in the Twentieth Century:

A. Marxist History i) History Material and Determinism ii) Maxist Structuralism} iii) History from Below } Debates within Marxist history

B The Annals School:

i) Total History: Marc Bloch, Lucien Febvre and the Early Years. ii) Time and History: Rnand Braudel and Developments in the Second Phase. iii) History of Mentalities: Third Generation Annales Historians

C. Recent Trends: An Introduction Foucault Derrida Ethno history. Unit-IV : Research Methodology in History

A. Types of Sources and Their Use – Primary and Secondary Evidence. B. Techniques of Research Work – Organization and Presentation; Bibliography and Footnoting Reading List E.H.Carr, : What is history R..G.Collingwood, : The Idea of History H.Butterfield, : The Which Interpretation of history J.B.Bury : The Idea of Progress. F.Stern ed, : The Varieties of History Essay by Pierre Vilar on Marxist history in Jacques le Goff and Pierre Nora eds., Construction the past: Essays in Historical Methodology. E.J.Hobsbvawm, “Karl Marx’s Contribution to historiography in Ideology and Social Science Harvey Kay, The British Marxist Historians E.P.Thompsons Poverty of Theory, The Poverty of Theory: or and Orrery of Errrs”,in historians, Skinner ed, the return of Grand Theory in the Human Sciences Bloch, Mare, The Historians Craft Maurice Aymard and Harbans Mukhia, eds. French Studies in History

Marwick, A. The Natural of History JOURNAL Journal of Modern History, 1972 Special Number of Annales. COURSE 102

HISTORY OF ASSAM (circa 5th to 1228 A.D) Marks 100 (80+20) Credit-8 Objectives: The objective of this paper is to give a broad idea broad idea about the existing political, social, cultural and religious institutions of Assam in the period UNIT I : Historiography of Ancient Assam UNIT II : The sources – A survey of the existing sources:

Literature Inscriptions Coins Material remains

UNIT III : State formation in ancient Assam:

Emergence of the kingdom of Pragyotisa-Kamarupa Growth of a political centre in the Dhansiri-Doyang Valley and Kapili-Jamuna Valley.

UNIT IV : The Brahamaputra Valley

Changes in the political and economic structure Socio-cultural changes –

Emergence of varna – jati system Development of vaisnavism, Saivism, Sakti cult and other religious sects.

References : N.D.Choudhury : Historical Archaeology of Central Assam R.D.Choudhury : Archaeology of the Brahmaputra valley of Assam V.Shastri (trans) : The Kalika Purana P.Das ; “The Naraka Legend and Aryanisation of the Brahamaputra Vally”in the Proceeedings of the Indian history Congress, Volume 66. H.N. D utta : “ Sri Vasundhara Varman and the Political History of Ancient Assam During c. 400 A.D” : “A Report on Archaeological Excavation Conducted in the State of Assam during the year 1997-1998 in the Journal of the Assam Research Society Vol XXXIV Nos. 1&2, 1995 (Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Commemoration Volume. K.L. Barua : Early History of Kamarupa

: Studies in the History of Assam H.K. Barpujari (ed) : Comprehensive History of Assam, Volume I P.C. Choudhury : The History of Civilization of the people of Assam to the 12th century A.D. R.G. Basak : History of North-Eastern India D.Sharma (ed) : Kamarupasanavali P.N. Bhattacharyya : Kamarupasanavali M.M. Sharma : Inscriptions of ancirnt Assam N.Lahiri : Pre-Ahom Assam N.N. Vasu : Social History of Kamarupa Volume I-III B.K. Barua : A Cultural History of Assam Volume I B.K. Kakati : The Mother Goddess kamakhya M.C. Chakladhar : Aryan Occupation of Eastern India S.K. Chatterji : The Place of Assam in the History and Civilization of India S.Beal (trans) : The si-yu-ki of Hiuen Tsang The Life of Hiuen Tsang T Watters (trans) : On the Travels of Yuan Chwang F.W. Thomas (trans) : Bana’s Harasacharita M. Goswami (trans) : Harsacharita COURSE- 103

HISTORY OF USA (1783-1919) Marks – 100(80+20) Credit-8 Objective : This is essentially a survey course of the History of USA from 1783 to 1991. The idea is to get the students acquainted with the main trends of US History. Unit-I Formative Period

(i) Making of the America Constitution (ii) George Washington’s internal administration (iii) Early Trends in American Democracy-Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson

Unit-II : Trends in American Foreign Policy

(i) Foreign Policy of George Washington (ii) War of 1812 (iii) Monroe Doctrine (iv) West ward expansion ( Lousiana Purchase,Mexican War, Leading to the Civil War)

Unit-III : Sectional Conflict

(i) Missourie Compromise (ii) Abolitionist Movement, (iii) Compromise of 1850 (iv) Dred Scot decision (v) Emergence of Southern Confederacy and causes of its defeat

Unit-IV : Post-Civil War developments:

(i) Industrialization and emergence of Big Business

(ii) Labour Movement (iii) Women’s Movement (iv) Farmers Movement

Unit-V : The Progressive Period

(i) Administration of Theodore Roosevelt (a) Conservation of national Resources (b) Trust Busting (c) Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine

(ii) Wilson : America’s into the First World War.

Reading List Parkes H. B. : A History of the United State of America. Morisions, SE and : Growth of the American Republic, 2 Vols Commager, RS Faulkner, HU : American, Social and Political History Bailey, Thomass A : The American Pageant Nixon, HC : The US from Colony to World Power Sellers, May and Mcmillan : A Synopsis of American History Course – 104

Indian National Movement Marks 100 (80+20) Credit 8 Objective : The objective of the course is to study the genesis of the National Movements and to analyze the various forces at work during the movement that led to Indian independence and partition. Unit-I (i) Historiography of the National Movement : (ii) Genesis of the National Movement : Imperialism and Colonialism; impact of Colonialism; economic nationalism. Unit-II Emergence of organized nationalism : Growth of political awareness; early policical organizations; formation of India National Congress; Moderates and Extremists Unit-III Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement Unit-IV Revolutionary trends

Outbreak of World War-I-Ghadar party; revolutionary terrorism; Home Rule Movement Unit- V Nationalism : Inter- War year.

M,K.Gandhi-emergence in national political and his Ideology-Non Cooperation and Khilafat Movement; The Swartajits; Programme of constructive work; Emergence of communalism and its differnce phases; Civil Disobedence Movement and its reginal variations; Provincial Autonomy operation.

Unit-VI Towards independence : Indian Nationalism during World War II; Quit India Movement; Subhas Bose and

I.N.A.; Partitation and Transfer of Power. Unit V : Word War I and Indian Politics

(i) Home Rule Agitation (ii) Unity at Lucknow (iii) Emergence of Gandhi in national politics

Reading List

R.CMajumdar (ed), Struggle for Freedom R.C.Majumdar, History of the Freedom Movement in India, relevant volumes. Tra Chand, History of the Freedom Movement in India, Vols 1-IV Sumit Sarkar, Modern India, 1885-1947, New Delhi, 1983 Sumit Sarkar, Swadeshi Movement in Bengal 1903-1908, New Delhi, 1973 Bipan Chandra, India’s Struggle for Independence, New Delhi, 1989 Bipan Chandra, Essays on Colonialism, New Delhi, 1999 Sekhar Bandyopadhyay, From Plassey to Partition : A History of Modern India Judith Brown, Gandhi Rise to power, Indian Political 1915-1972. R.P. Dutta, India Today, Calcutta, 1979. Ranjit Guha, (ed) Selected Subalter Studies F. Hutchins, Illusion of permanence of British Imperialism in India, 1967 Dadabhai Naoroji, Povery and UnBritish rule in India, London 1901, Delhi 1988 Anil Seal, Locality, Province and Nation. Anil Seal. The Emergence of India nationalism COURSE – 205

HISTORY OF CHINA ( 1839 – 1949) Marks 100 (80+20)

Credit – 8 Objective : This paper will deal with the period from the opening of China to the West up to the establishment of the People republic of China. The objective is to study the development relating to the relation of China to western imperialism and the growth and development of communism in China. Unit –I : Opening up of China :

(i) Opium Wars; treaties with imperialist power; and struggle for concessions in China. (ii) Increasing Western economic interests. (iii) Open Door policy

Unit –II : Popular and Reform Movements: Taiping; Self-strengthening; and reforms in the Chinese state, 1860 to 1898 Unit – III Emergence of Nationalism in China:

(i) Boxer rebellion and its consequences. (ii) Reforms of 1901-08 (iii) Revolution of 1911 – role of social classes; Sun-Sen-princples and politics; emergence of the republic

and Yuan Shi-kai; Warlordisn- 1916-1928. (iv) New intellectual ideas and May Forth Movement – its nature and singnificance.

Unit –IV : Nationalism and Communism in China;

(i) Policital crisis in the 1920’s (ii) Nature of industrialization and changing social structure. (iii) KMT and the First United Front. (iv) Communist movement: 1928 to 1949; rise of Mao Tse-tung; making of the Red

Army; the Second United Front; Civil War; Chinese revolution-indeology, causes and significance.

Reading List : Chow Tse-tung, The May Fourth movement : Intellectual Revolution in modern China

Franz Michael, The Taiping Rebellion. F. Schurmann and O. Schee (ed), China Readings, Voll. Imperial China H.M. Vinack: A History of the Far East in Modern Times I.Hsu: The Rise of Modern China. J.Fairbank et.al. China from the Opium Wars to the 1911 Revolution Jerome Chen: Yuan Shi-Kai(1859-1916) Li Chien-nung: The Political History of China (1840-1928) (Trs) Teng Ssu-yu and Jeremy Ingals. P.H Clyde and B. F. Beers: The Far East. V. Purcell: BoxerUprising: A Background study. COURSE – 206

HISTORY OF ASSAM (1228-1826) MARKS -100 (80+20) Credit 8 Objective: The course intends to impart on in depth study of the political developments in the Brahmaputra Valley. The focus of the study will be on the rise and fall of the Ahom rule, Relation between various tribal and non-tribal power and the various forces and factors which wer responsible for the growth of Assamese culture Unit- I : Sources Literature: indigenous, foreign; Archaeology: inscriptions; coins, Material remains. Unit- II : Foundation, expansion and consolidation of Ahom rule, relation with the Kacharis, Kamatas, Chutiyas, Koches and Bengal Sultans Unit-III : The emergence of the Koch Kingdome; relation with the Mughals; administrative system of the Koches Unit- IV : The Mughal Invasions and Ahom resistance, invasion of Mir Jumla, Battle of Saraight, Battle of

Itakhuli. The realitions between Ahoms and the Jayantiyas. Unit- V : Zenith of the Ahom rule. Political, social, economic and cultural developments in the Brahmabutra

Valley; Vaisnavite movements. Unit- VI :Decline and fall of the Ahoms power: Moamaria rebellion, Burmese invasion,revolts in Lower

Assam. The Ahoms and Hill tribes-Naga,dafla, Bhutia. The Ahom system of administration Reading List S.K. Bhuyan : Anglo-Assamese Relations : Atan Bhuragohain And his times : Lachit Barphukan and His Times P.Gogoi : The Tai and the Tai Kingdoms M. Neog : Prachya Sasanavali E.A Gait : A History of Assam H.K. Barpujari (ed) : Comprehensive History of Assam vol. II & V A.Khan Choudhury : Koch Beharer Itihas L. Devi : Ahom- Tribal Relations J.P. Wade : An Account of Assam, B. Sharma (ed) J.N Sarkar : Life of Mir Jumla N.N Vasu : Social History of Kamrupa (Relevant- chapters) S.K. Bhuyan (ed) : Assam buranji : Deodhai Assam Buranji : Satsari Assam buranji

: Tungkhungia Buranji : Tripura Buranji : Kamrupa Buranji S.K. Dutta : Assam Buranji M.I. Bora : Baharistan- i-ghaybi Vol.2 G.C. barua (ed) : Ahom- Buranji Shilhabuddin tallish : Fathiya-i-Ibriya (tr.By J.N. sarkar) in Journal of Bihar and Orissa Research

Society, 1915. (tr. By Blochman) in Journal of Asiatic Society, 1972 part I A.C Banerjee : Eastern frontier of British India M. Neog : Neo- Vaisnavite Movements COURSE – 207 (A)

STATE FORMATION IN ANCIENT INDIA Marks 100(80+20) Credit – 8 Objective : This paper will deal with political developments in Ancient India from tribal organization to state formation. The focus is on state formation. Other aspects of the period such as society, economy and religion will be dealt with only to the extent necessary for understanding the formation of state in Ancient India.

Unit –I : Background to Evolving Political Patterns (2500-600 B.C)

(a) Harappan Culture (b) Early Vedic and Later Vedic Polity: Transition from Tribal Polity to State.

Unit-II : State formation in the Ganga valley (600-321 B.C.) The First Territorial State Unit- III : Emergence of Empire (321-185 B.C): The Mauryan state Unit- IV : Post-Mauryan Polity (200 B.C-300 A.D)

(a) Kushanas (b) Satavahanas

Unit- V : Evolution of the Classical pattern (300-700 A.D) The gupta Empire Unit- VI : Post-Gupta Polity

(a) North India: Harsvardhan, Rajputs (b) Deccan: Chalukyas of badami, Rashtrakutas (c) South India : Colas

Reading List AS.Altekar : The Rashtrakutas and their Times AS.Altekar : State and Government in Anciant India. D.D.Kosambi : An Introduction to the Study of India History G.Yazdani (ed) : The Early History of the Deccan H.C.Raychaudhuri : The Political History of Ancient India (2 Vols) Romila Thapar : A History of India Romila Thapar : The state as Empire in H. Claessen and P. Shalnik, The Study of the State

Romila Thapar : From Lineage to State R.S. Sharma : Aspect of Political Ideas and Institution in Ancient India R.C. Majumder (ed) : History and Culture of the Indian People

Vol I : Vedic Age Vol II : The Age of Imperial Unity Vo III : The Classical Age

R.S. Tripathi : History of Anciant India R.Shamasastri : Arthasastra V.R.R. Dikshitar : Mauryan Polity COURSE -207 (C )

BRITISH RULE IN INDIA (1757-1857) Marks 100 (80+20) Credit- 8 Objective : The course highlights the force and factors that encourage the establishment of British power in India , the stage of colonial penetration and initial resistance as well as the change in the administrative structures and policies till 1857. It is directed towards an understanding of the nature of the impact of British rule and how this impact created conditions for the growth of new force which led to the outbreak of the Revolt of 1857. Unit – I

(i) Historiography on British Rule from 1757 to 1857 (ii) Economic, political and social change in 18th Century India Society. (iii) Conflict over economic resources between British East Indian Company and the Regional Powers (iv) Emergence of the East India Company as a political power

Unit – II : Resistance, modernization and submission

(i) Mysore (ii) Marathas (iii) Punjab

Unit – III : Consolidation of British rule: modern administrative structure Unit – IV : Instruments of Expansion : Subsidiary Alliance, (Economic penetrated of Avadh) Doctrine of Lapse Unit – V : Cumulative effects of British Rule Rule – Revolt of 1857 Reading List Michael H.Fisher (ed) : The Politics of British Annexation India, 1757-1857,OUP, New Delhi,1999 Rajat Kanta Roy: Colonial Penetration and the Initial Resistance The Mughal Ruling class. The English East India Company and the Struggle for Bengal (1756-1800) in Indian Historical Review H.Kulke & D.Pothermkund : A History of India R.K. Mukkherjee: The Rise and Fall of the East India Company, Bombay, 1973 Tara Chand: History of the Freedom Movement in India Vol.II P.J. Marshall: Problems of Empire: Great Britain and India, London,1963 P.J.Marshall: East India Fortunes: The British in Bengal in the Eighteenth Century. N.K.Sinha: The Economic History of Bengal from Plassey to the Permanent Settlement Vol.I Percival Spear: History of India Vol.II B. K. Gupta: Siraj-ud-daula and the East India Company 1757-57: Background to the Foundation of British Power in India

P.E. Roberts: History of British India, London.1970 Lucy Sutherland: The East India Company in the Eighteenth Century Politics. Ram Gopal: How the British Occupied Bengal, Bombay,1963 C.A. Bayly:Rulers, Townsmen and Bazars: North Indian Society in the Age of British Expansion 1770-1870, OUP New Delhi,2003 S. Gopal: British Policy in India, 1858-1905, Madras, 1975 R.C. Majumder: British paramountcy and Indian Renaissance Irfan Habib (ed): Confronting Colonialism: Resistance and Modernization under Haider Ali & Tipu Sultan, New Delhi, 1999 COURSE- 208 (A)

AGRICULTURE TRADE AND URBANIZATION IN EARLY INDIA Marks 100 (80+20) Credit- 8 Objective The paper deals with the major themes of economy in Ancient India. The focus is on the pattern of change and continuity from tribal economy through trade, money economy, growth of towns and urbanization till the growth, development and decline of feudal economy. Unit-I : The First Urbanization (2500-1500 B.C.)

a. Craft b. Trade c. Towns of the Harappan Culture

Unit –II : Continuity and Change (1500-700 B.C.)

(i) Pre-Iron Economy of Early. Vedic Aryans (ii) Introduction of Iron and Shift From the north west to the Gangetic Plains

Unit- III : The Second Urbanization (600-200 B.C.)

(i) Growth of Agriculture, Craft, trade, guilds and Towns in the Ganga Valley (ii) State Controlled Economy of the Mauryas

Unit-IV : Trade and Trade Routes and Commerce (200 B.C.-300 A.D)

(i) IndoGreek, Sakas, Kushanas in Northern India (ii) Roman trade

Unit-V : Feudal Economy: Growth, Development, Decline (300-1200 A.D)

(i) Early Feudal Economy – Satavahanas and Guptas (300-700 A.D.) (ii) Decline of Feudal Economy – post-Gupta period (700-1200 A.D.)

Unit- VI : Aspects of Economy in the South (500-900 A.D.)

(i) Brahmadeyas and Agraharas (500-900 A.D.) (ii) Temples as Centres of Economic life-Cholas (900=1300.A.D.)

Reading List Burton Stein (ed) : The Beasant State and Society in Medieval South India,

D. D. Kosambi : Introduction to the study of Indian history D. N. Jha : Studies in early Indian Economic History, revenue System in Post- Maury and Gupta Times. E.J Rapson : Cambridge history of India, Vol.I K.A.N. Sastri : History of South India M. Chandra : Trade and Trade Routes in Ancient India R. Thapar : A History of India R. C. Majumder : Corporate Life in Ancient India. History and Culture of the India People, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan series,

Vol-I :Vedic Age Vol-II: The age of Imperial Unity Vol- III: The classical Age

R.S. Sharma : Indian Feudalism S.K. Maity : the Economic Life of North India in the Gupta period U. U. Ghoshal : the Agrarian system in Ancient India. COURSE – 208 (C)

ECONOMIC HISTORY OF MODERN INDIA Marks 100 (80+20) Credit -8 Objective The Course intends to give an in-depth analysis of the nature of change that the Indian economy underwent under the East India Company and the British Crown. Unit-I : a. History on the economic history of Modern India b. Indian Economy in the mid eighteenth century; nature of economy: rural and urban Unit-II : Early Phase of Colonial Economy

(i) Mercantilism (ii) Decline of Traditional Industries (iii) Drain Theory (iv) British overseas trade

Unit-III : A. Agrarian Settlements

(i) Permanent settlement (ii) Ryotwari settlement (iii) Mahalwari settlement

B. (i) Commercialization of agriculture (ii) Rural indebtedness (iii) Famine

Unit- IV : Changes in the Industrial and Related Spheres

(a) Emergence of New Industries and capitalist enterprise (b) Railways and Indian Economy (c) Banking and Currency (d) Insurance

Unit- V (i) Demographic changes (ii) Urbanization (iii) Impact of Word Economic depression between the two world

Reading List R.P.Dutta : India Today R.C.Dutta : Economic History of India Vol.I & II V.B.Singh (ed) : Economic History of India, 1875-1956 Bipan Chandra : The Rise and Growth of Economic Nationalism in India. A.R. Desai : Social Background of Indian Nationalism Dharma Kumar (ed) : the Cambridge Economic History of India, Vol. II Ranjit Guha (ed) : Subaltern Studies, Relevant volumes Sumit Sarkar : Modern India (1885-1947) D.R.Gadgil : Industrial Evolution of India in Recent Times. M.N.Srinivas : Social change in Modern India. Bipan Chandra : Colonialism and Modernization. Essay on Colonialism. S.Bhattacharijee : Financial Foundation of the British Raj. Dadabhai Naoroji : Poverty and the un-British rule in India. COURSE – 309

HISTORY OF ASSAM (1826-1947) Marks 100 (80+20) Credit-8 Objective: The objective of this course is to study the various stages of colonial penetration in Assam and to examine the response and reaction of the people to the far reaching political economic and social change that occurred Unit I : Occupation and Expansion

(i) The Treaty of Yandabo (ii) Early expansion : Assam, Cachar, Jayantia Hills Khasi Hills

Unit II : Forward Policy

(i) Garo Hills, Lushai Hill, Naga Hills (ii) Relation with the trans Inner line tribes

Unit III : Emergence of Political Awareness

(i) Factor responsible for emergence of political consciousness (ii) Early organization : raij mels, ryot sabhas, Jorhat Sarbajanik Sabha, Assam Association , Surma

Valley Conference (iii) Partition of Bengal: response and reaction

Unit IV : Freedom Struggle in Assam

(i) Formation of Legislative Council (ii) Impact of World War I (iii) Non Cooperation Movement (iv) Civil Disobedience Movement (v) Provincial Autonomy (vi) Quit India Movement (vii) Transfer of power (viii) Women’s participation

Unit V : Social Economic Development

(i) Education and Intellectual awakening (ii) Development of Press (iii) Industrial Development (iv) Transport and Communication (v) Trade and market

Reading List : H.K.barpujari, Assam in the Days of the Company, Guwahati, 1966 H.K.Barpujari (ed), Comprehensive History of Assam, Vols. IV and V, Guwahati 1993 H.K.Barpujari, Problem of the Hill Tribes North East frontier Vols I,II,III. Guwahati, H.K.Barpujari (ed), Political History of Assam Vol I, Guwahati 1977 A.C Bhuyan and S.De (ed) Political History of Assam Vol II and III, Guwahati P.Goswami, Assam in the Nineteenth Centure: Industrialization and Colonial Penetration, new Delhi, 1999 Amalendu Guha, Planter Raj to Swaraj, Freedom Struggle and Electoral Political in Assam, 1826-1947, New Delhi,1977 J.B Bhattacharjee, Cachar under British Huel in North East India , New Delhi, 1977 B.C.Chakravorty, British Relation with the Hill tribes of Assam Since 1858,Calcutta, 1981 A.J.M. Mills, Report on the Province of Assam, reprint, Guwahati, 1984 A.J.M Mills, Report on the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, 1853, reprint, shilling 1985 P.R Gurdon,The Khasis, reprint, New Delhi 1987 A.Bhuyan (ed), Nationalist upsurge in Assam, Guwahati,2000 K.N.Dutta, Landmarks in the Freedom Struggle in Assam, Guwahati Dipti Sharma, Assames Womenin the Freedom Struggle, Calcutta 1993 Tilottama Misra, Literature and Socity in Assam, New delhi, 1987 S.D. Goswami, Aspects of Revenue Administration in Assam, New Delhi, 1987 A. Mackenzie. History of the Relations of the Government with the A Hill Tribes of the North East Frontier and Bengal C.U. Aichinson, Triaties, Engagements and Sannads of Assam Course 310

HISTORY OF MODERN JAPAN Marks 100 (80+70) Credit- 8 Objective: The objective of the course is to build up an understanding of Japan’s transition from a feudalism based on military power to a modernized nation –state and its subsequent emergence as a world power within a short span of time. This process of radical transformation, which is the results of varied factors, both within and without, is significant in world history. Unit I : Feudal structure of the Tokugawa Shogunate; End of Policy of Isolation :

A. Revolutionary internal pressures – decline of military power, introduction of monetized economy, rise of the merchant class, role of intellectuals

B. External pressures - treaty of Kanugawa (1854), Harris Treaty (1858)

Unit II : Meiji Restoration (1867) :

(i) Constitutional changes (ii) Social and economic transformation (iii) End of feudalism (1871) – military reorganization

Unit III : Emergence of Japan as an imperial power :

(i) The Korean question-collusion of Japanes interests with China’s hege mony and Russian designs in Asia

(ii) Treaty revisions with western powers – Anglo- Japanese Alliance (iii) First World War – Twenty One Demands

Unit IV : Japan between the World wars :

(i) Washington Conference (ii) Rise of militarism. (iii) Manchurian Crisis (iv) 2 and Sino – Japanese war and aftermath

Reading List John K. Fairbank et al, East Asia ; Tradition and Transformation, Allen and Unwin, 1973 Kenneth B Pyle, the Making of Modern Japan, New Delhi, 1983 HM Vinacke A History of the Far east in Modern Times, New Delhi, 1993 Malcolm Kennedy, A History of Japan, London, 1963 Clyde and Beers, The Far East, New York, 1948 E D Reischauer, Japan: Past and Present. New York 1946 E Reischauer, The United State and Japan, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1950 EH Norman, Japan Emergence as a Modern State, New York, 1983 N. Peffer, The Far East, New York, 1940 Borton Hugh, Japan since 1931, New York, 1940 COURSE 311 (A)

ASPECTS OF ANCIENT INDIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE Marks – 100 (80+20) Credit -8 Objectives : This course examines the major trends in ancients India sculpture and architecture.

EARLY INDIA SCULPTURALTRADITIONS UNIT I : Sculptures of the India valley Civilisation UNIT II : Mauryan art UNIT II : Early Buddhist sculptures UNIT IV: Emergency of regional schools –

Gandhar Mathura Amaravati Sarnath

UNIT V: Sculptures of Assam

Early phase Pala-Sena art Kamarupa Deopani

Reading List P.Brown : India Architecture ( Hindu and Buddhist) Volume I

A.K. Coomaraswamy : History of Indian and Indonesian Art J Burgess & Ferguson : History of Indian and Eastern Architecture Volume I&II The Cave Temples of

India H.Sarkar : Studies in Buddhist Architecture of India S.Kramrisch : The Hindu Temple, Volume I&II E.B.Havell : The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan

civilization. T.V.Mahalingam : The South India Temple Complex N.Ray : Mauryan and Sunga Art Approaches to india Art: Maury and Post Maurya Art S.K.Saraswati : A Survey of India Sculpture R.C.Mazumder (ed) : The History and culture of the India People Volumes I-V B.N.Mukherji : Eastern Indian Art Styles B.N.Barpujari(ed) : Comprehensive History of Assam V.Dehejia : Indian Art Early Buddhist Rock Temple: A Chronological Study M.Dutta : Sculptures of Assam H.K.Bhattacharjee : Icons and Sculptures of Early and medieval Assam P.Sarma : Architecture of Assam R.D. Choudhury : Archaeology of the Brahmaputra valley of Assam; Art Heritage of Assam N.D. Choudhury : History Archaeology of Central Assam Annual reports of the Archaeological Survery of India (ARASI) Report of the Directorate of Archaeology, Government of Assam. Journals of the Assam Research Socity (Kamarupa Anusandhan Samiti) COURSE 311 (C)

PEASANTS’S AND WORKER’S RESISTANCE IN MODERN INDIA Marks 100 (80+20) Credit- 8 Objective The course is aimed towards an understanding of the concept of peasantry and underline the face that peasant struggles played a significant role in weakening the foundation of British rule in India. It also intends to trace the historical developments and analyse the nature, goals and ideology of such struggles, which have emerged as a major social force in bringing about social, force in bringing about social, economic and political change. Unit – I

(i) Concept of peasantry (ii) Historiography: approaches in the study of peasants struggles (iii) Categorization of peasants revolts

Unit- II

(i) Colonial Background of peasants struggles (ii) Peasant struggles of the pre- 1857 period

(a) Mappila Uprisings (1836-1921) (b) Santhal hool (1855-56)

Unit- III: Post 1857 peasants’s struggles

(i) Bengal Indigo Cultivators’ strike (1860) (ii) Phulaguri Dhawa (1861) (iii) Pabna Agrarisin League (1873)

(iv) Marath Uprising (1873) (v) Birsaite ulgulan (1899-1900)

Unit- IV: Gandhi, Congress and Peasant Movements

(i) Champaran styagraha (1918) (ii) Kisan sabha Movement (1920-37) (iii) Bardoli Movement (1928) (iv)

Unit- V:

(i) Left peasant movements- role of women (ii) Tebhaga Movement (1946) (iii) Telengana Movements (1946-51) (iv) Emergence of Indian Working Class (a) Bengal Jute Worker’s Strike (1937) (b) Assam Oil company Works’ Strike (1939)

Reading List A.R.Desai, peasant movements in India, New Delhi, 1983 Barrington Moore, the Social Origins of Dictatorship and democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World, Harmondsworth, 1973 Ranjit Guha,Elementary Aspects of Peasant Insurgency in Colonial India, New Delhi, 1997 Teodar shanin, (ed), Peasant and Peasant Societies, 1976 David Hardiman (ed), Peasant Resistance in India (1858-1914) New Delhi, 1983 D.N.Dhanagare, Peasant Movements in India. New Delhi,1983 Eric Stokes, The Peasant and the Raj: Studies in Agrarian Society and Peasant Rebellion in Colonial India, 1978 D.K. Singha Roy, Women in Peasant Movement: Tebhaga Naxalite and After, New Delhi, 1992 E.J.Hobsbawm, Bandits, 1972 David Thorner, The Agrarian Prospect in India: Five lectures on Land Reforms, New Delhi 1956 K.N.Dutta Landmarks in the freedom Struggle in Assam, 1958 H.K.Barpujari (ed) Political History of Assam Vol I, 2nd edn, 1999 A.C. Bhuyan (ed), Political History of Assam Vol II H.K. Barpujari, (ed) Comprehensive History of Assam, Vol. IV and V Amalendu Guha, Planter Raj to Swaraj, Freedom Struggle and Electoral Political in Assam, 1826-1947 Dipankar Banerjee, Labour Movements in Assam, New Delhi, 2005 Ranjit Guha (ed) Subaltern studies (relevant Volumes) Journal of peasant Studies (select issues) Indian economic and Social History review (select issues) Studies in History COURSE- 312

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SINCE 1939 Marks- 100 (80+20)

Credit – 8 Unit- I :

(i) War-time Conferences (ii) Cold War, and Detente (iii) Disarmament and Arms Control. (iv) End of the Cold War,

(v) 9/11 and its implications

Unit- II : Europe

(i) Germany till Re-Unification (ii) Western Europ, NATO; Uuropean union. (iii) Soviet policy towards Eastern Europe, Fall of Communist Regimes in Eastern Europe, Break-up

of the Soviet Union. (iv) Break up of Yugoslavia and after.

Unit- III : Major Developments in Asia

(i) Korean War, Sino-Soviet split, Vietnam War, SEATO, ASEAN. (ii) Problems of West Asia (iii) Afghanistan

Unit- IV : Post World war II:

(i) Africa (ii) Latin America

Reading List W.C. Langsam : The World Since 1919 (Relevant Chapters) F.Lee Benns : Europe Since 1914 in its World setting (Relevant Chapter) Geir Lundestad : East, West, North, South: Major Developments in International Political 1945-1996 Peter Calvocoressi : World Political, 1945-2000 Willam R.Kaylor : The Twentieth Century World: An International History. Wayne C.Mcwilliams & Harry Piotowski : The World Since 1945 Sir John Wheeler Bennett & Anthony Nicholls : The Semblance of Peace; The Political Settlements After the Second World war. Coral Bell : The Diplomacy of Détente: The Kissinger Ear. Thomas J.Mccormick : America’s Half-Century: United State Foreign Policy in the Cold war Wallace Irwin Jr. : America in the World: A Guide to U.S. Foreign Policy J.M. Roberts : The Penguin History of Europe J.M. Roberts : The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century Della W. Sheldon (ed) : Dimensions of Detentewnte D.F. Fleming : The Cold War its Origins (2 Vols) Ranju Bezbaruah : Isolation to Global Commitment Adam B.Ulam : Expansion and Co-existence: Soviet. Foreign Policy 1917-73 Lewis Gaddis : The United State and the Origins of the Cold War, 1941-1947. Robert Osgood : NATO: The entangling Alliance Jozef Goldblat : Arms Control: A Guide to Negotiations and Agreements. Patric Brogan : The Fighting Never stopped: A Comprehensive Guide to World Conflic since 1945. George C. Herring, Jr. : America’s Longest war: the United State and Vietnam Ritche ovendale : The Origins of the Arab-Israeli wars. Phil Williams : Superpower Dentente: A Reappraisal.

Geir Lundestad (ed) : The Fall of Great Power: Peace Stability, and Legitimacy. Jhon Miller : Mikhail gorbachev and the End of the Soviet Power. Tony Smith : The Non-Aligned Movement: The Original of a Third world Alliance. Joseph Rothschild : Return to diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe since World war II Derek W. Urewin : The Community of Europe: A History of European Integration since 1945. Philip H. Gordon : France, Germany and the western Alliance. William Whitney Streck, Jr. : The Road to Confrontation: American Policy Towards China and Korea:1947-1950 W.Arthur Lewis : The Evolution of the International Economic Order Peter Lyon : Neutralism R. Ogley : The United Nations and East-West Relations Harold C. Hinton : Communist China in World Political Donald S. Zagoria : The Sino-Soviet Conflict 1956-1950 J.W. Fulbright : Old Myths and New Realities and other commentaries George Kennan : American Diplomacy 1900-1950 Walter Lippman : The communist World and Ours Charles O. Lerche, Jr. : Foreign Policy of the American People Journals : Current History (Philadelphia) Foreign Affairs (New York) India Quarterly (New Delhi) International Affairs (London) International Studies (New Delhi) Orbis (Philadelphia) World Today (London) Other Periodicals Economist (London) Far Easter Economic Review (Honkong) New Digest Kesssing’s Contemporary Archives (London) Asian Recorder (New Delhi) Indian Recorder (New Delhi) Indian Recorder and Digest (New Delhi) COURSE – 404

GENDER HISTORY Marks 100 (80+20)

Credit - 8 Objective : The objective of this course is threefold:

To bring about gender-sensitivity To introduce basic concepts related to gender history To acquaint the students with the sources for gender history

UNIT – I

(i) Concepts of Patriarch and Patriliny

(ii) Matriarchy and Matriliny (iii) Feminism (iv) Women’s Liberation (v) Gender- Female/Male nature/ Culture dichotomy (vi) Gender History.

UNIT – II : Women as depicted in the various history phases of Indian history

(i) Early India, Pre-colonial and Colonial India (ii) Women in Northeast India (iii) Women in Matrilineal and patriarchal societies.

UNIT – III : History of Feminism and Women’s Liberation Movements

(i) Women’s Rights (ii) Women and Environment.

UNIT – IV : Women in the Indian National Movement

(i) Swadeshi Movement (ii) Non-Cooperation Movement (iii) Civil Disobedience Movement (iv) Quit India Movement

UNIT – V : Methodology for Gender History: techniques of re-examination of existing sources:

(i) Literary texts (ii) Autobiographies, (iii) Private diaries (iv) Archival records (v) Folk traditions (vi) Oral History.

Reading List Sonya Andermahr, Terry Lovel, Carol Wolkowi (eds), A Concise Glossary of Feminist Theory Indernational Encyclopedia of Social sciences M. Beard, Women as a Force in history, Penguin, 1975 Gender Lerner, The creation of Patriarchy, OUP, 1983 AM Jaggar, Feminist Politice and Human natur, New Jersey, 1983 Shiela Rowbotham, hidden From History, New Work, 1974 JK Kournay, JP Sterba & R. Tong (eds) feminist Philosophies: Problems, Theories and Application, New Jersey, 1992 F. Engels, The Origins of the Family, Private Property and the state, Moscow, 1968 Kumkum Sangari & Sudesh Vaid (eds), Recasting Women: Essays in Colonial history, New Delhi, 1989 Geraldine Forbes, Women in Modern India, CUP, UK, 2007 Neerj Desai and Usha Thakkar, Women in India society, New Delhi, 2001 Leela Kasturi & Vina Mazumdar (ed), Women and the National Movement, New Delhi, 1994 As Altekar, The position of women in Hindu Civilization, New Delhi, 1959 S.Sen (ed), Women in Meghalaya, New Delhi, 1992 Deepti Sharma, Assamese women in the Freedom Struggle, Assam, 1996s

COURSE – 413

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, 1871-1939 Marks – 100 (80+20) Credit-8 Objective: The objective of this course is to study the issues governing the relationship among the major powers between 1871 and 1939. The inability of the international community to resolve the issues created situation amenable to the outbreak of the two World Wars. The pattern of relationship during this period was essentially Eurocentric. This paper will therefore be primarily European in content interspersed with such non-European issues as are relevant to the central theme. Unit-I : Rival System of Alliance in Europe, colonial and naval rivalries of the European power. Unit-II : Conflict of nationalities: the Balkans, Austral-Russian and Austro-Serbian rivalries. Unit - III : The First World War, the Paris Peace Settlement and its aftermath. Unit- IV : The League of Nationals and Collective Security; Break-down of collective Security-Case Study: Manchurian Crisis and Ethiopian Crisis. Unit- V : Nazi preparation for war; violation of Versailles and Locarno; Stresa Front, Rome –Berlin Axis, Spanish civil War; Annexation of Austria and dismemberment of Czechoslovakia; Russo-German Non-aggression Pact, German invasion of Poland outbreak of the Second World War. Reading List S.B. Fay : The Origins of the World war. J.A.R.Mariott : A History of Europe S.H. Zebel : A History of Europe since 1870 E.Lipson : Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries. F.Lee Bennes : European History since 1870 F.Lee Bennes : The World since 1919. G.M. Gathorne hardy : A Short History of International Affairs 1920-39 A.J.P. Taylor : Struggle for Mastery in Europe E.H. Carr : International Relations Between the Two World Wars 1919-1939. R.J. Sontag : European Diplomatic History 1871-1932 S.N. Dhar : International Relations and world Polities since 1919 A.C.Roy : International Relations Since 1919 B.E. Schnitt : Triple Alliance and Triple Entente COURSE – 414 (A)

SOCIAL HISTORY OF ANCIENT INDIA FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO 1206

Marks -100 (80+20) Credit-8 Objective : The course is structured to study the dominant trends and social concepts relating to the ancient period – the evolution of the social structure and varied religious traditions that shaped social life during this time.

Unit- I : Historiography of Ancient India Social History. Unit – II : Structure of ancient India society: Emergence and development of the Varna/Caste organization (Varna/Jati, Varna Sharman dharma, marriage, Untouchability, Slavery) Unit – III : Early Indian Religious Tradition: Continuity and Change in Vedic and Pauranic religions; Emergence of sec train trends within brahmanical religion- Vaisnavism, Slavism and other sects. Unit- IV : Social Protest in the 1st millenniums B.C. in Northern Indian: Jain Buddhism, Other

minor sects Unit- V : Change status of women in Ancient India: an overview. Reading List D.D .Katsambis : Introduction to the study Indian History Max Weber, : Religion of India S.C. Bhattacharya : Some Aspects of Indian Society R.S.Sharma, : Sudras in Ancient India Social changes in early Medieval India K.A.Nilakanta : Development of Religion in South India, Sasri : A Beteille, Castes:Old and New Essays in Social Structure and Social Stratification. Celestin Bougle : Essay on the Caste System, R.Fick, : Social Organization in North –East India P.V.Kane, : History of Dharma Sastra, Vol.II PE.IIII (Chapter) D.D.Kosambi, :‘Early Brahmins and Brahmanism’ Journal of the Royal Asiatic Socity,XXX III 1947, PP 39-46. B.N.Sharma : Social life in Northern Indian (A.D.600-1000) B.N. Sharma : Social life in Medieval India (Devraj Chanana Memorial Lectures, Delhi, 1969). N.Wagle, :Society at the Time of the Buddha, N.N. Bhattacharya : Ancient India Rituals and their Social Content A.B.Keith : Religion and Philosophy of the Vedas and Upanishads (Nos) Pts I &II D.D.Kosambi, : Myth and Reality (Relevant Chapter) Suvira Jaiswal, : ‘ Studies in Early Indian Social History: Trends and Possibilities’ in Indian Historical

Review, Vol.VI, Nos. 1-2 A.L.Basham : History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas R.S.Sharma, : ‘Material Background of the Origin of Buddhism Das Capital Centenary

Volume, PPH.Delhi 1968. Devraj Chanana, : Social Implication of Reason and Authority in Buddhism’... Vol 3 (3), Sept.

1966. pp.292-302. G.C.Pande : Studies in the Origins of Buddhism D.D.Kosamib, : The Culture and Civilization of Ancient India in history Outline. Sukumar Dutta, : The Buddha and Five after Centuries Romila Thapar, : Ancient Indian Scial History: Some Interpretations. Interpreting Early India. A.K.Coomaraswamy : The Origin of the Buddha Image, reprint, Suvira Jaiswal, : The Origin and Development of Vaisnavism R.G.Bhandarkar : Vaisnavism, Slavism and Minor Religious Systems, reprint, Varanasi. J.N. Banerjee : Puranic and Tantras, C.Chattopadhyaya : The Evolution of Theistic sects in Ancients India P.C.Bagchi : Studies in Tantras, C.Chakravarti : The Tantras: studies on Their Religion and Literature, R.C.Nazra, : Pauranic Records of Hindu Rites and Customs, S.Chattopadhyaya: Social life in Ancient India.

B.Baruah : A Study of Social-Religious Ceremony of Upanayans in the Dharmasastra and Grihyasutras,

COURSE – 414 (C )

SOCIAL HISTRY OF MODERN INDIA Marks 100 (80+20) Credit - 8 Objective The course is designed to make in-depth study of the forces that were at work to shape the Indian society during the colonial period.

Unit – I

(i) Colonial Intervention and Social Change: Sanskritization, Westernization, Secularization. (ii) Social consequence of the transformation of Indian agriculture rise of new social classes-

zamindars, tenants kisans; emergence of middle class. (iii) Changing caste equations

Unit – II

(i) Impact of modern education; growth of press (national and regional) (ii) Emergency of new intelligentsia and its composition (iii) Emphasia on Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Jyotiba Phule, Anandaram

Dhekial Phukan

Unit – III Socio – religious revivalist/ reform movements:

(i) Brahman Samaj (ii) Prarthana Samaj (iii) Arya Samaj (iv) Theosophical socity (v) Ramkrishna Mission (vi) Aligarh Movement. (vii) Wahabi Movement

Unit – IV

(i) Women: Changing position and attitudes (ii) Women’s organization: Nation, provincial, local (iii) Women’s issues: property rights, reform legislation, political participation.

Reading List Eric Stokes : The English Utilitarian in India M.N.Srinivas : Social change in Modern India, Orient Longman, Rpt 2004 A.R.Dasai : Social Background of India Nationalism. People’s Publishing House. R.C.Mazumder : British paramountcy and Indian Renaissance Part-II, Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. Amiya Sen : Social and Religious Reforms OUP. Kenneth W.Jones : Social and Religious Refrom Movement in British India. The New Cambridge History of India, Rpt 2003 Geraldine Forbes : Women in Modern India. The New Cambridge History of India Rpt 2004

Gunaviram Baruah : Anandaram Dhekial Phukanar Jivan Charita, Assam Prakashan Parishad, 1971. Tilottom Mishra : Ram Navami Natak, OUO 2007 Prosernjit Choudhury : Socio Cultural Aspect of Assam in the Nineteenth Century,Vikas Pub House New Delhi, 1994 Bipan Chandra : Indian National Movement Long Term Dynamics Susan Sarkar : Writing Social History, OUP. Susan Bayley : Caste Society and Politics in India . The New Cambridge history of India, Rpt 2005 COURSE – 415

INDIA’S FOREIGN RELATIONS SINCE 1947 Marks – 100 (80+20) Credit-8 Unit – I: Principles of India’s foreign policy and the factors shaping them; Early Indian attitude

towards the Cold War issues; India’s Attitude towards American sponsored military alliances Unit – II: Relations with Pakistan- Issues arising out of Partition ; Indus Water Disputes Kashmir problem; East-Bengal Crisi and India Pakistan War of 1971; Post 1971 Development.

Unit- III: Relation with People’s Republic of China – Evolution of relation up to 1959; Undeclared Border War of 1962;Post 1962 developments. Unit- IV: Relation with the United State of America-Divergence in World Views; Difference

on major global issues; US Attitude towards Non-alignment and Kashmir issue integration of Goa;US military assistance to Pakistan and Pakistan-American alliance US response to Chinese Aggression of India – Harriman Mission and US Commonwealth Air Mission; US peace Efforts during Indo-Pak War of 1965; Chinas Ultimatum to India US Relation; Nuclear co-operation; Econimic Relations, PL – 480. Later developments

Unit- V: Relation with the Soviet Union- Early perception of one another in the formative period and gradual improvement of relations;

Indo – Soviet treaty; Afghanistan Crisis; Economic co-operation. Unit- VI: (a) Relations with Nepal – different Phases (b)General survey of relations with Bangladesh; The Ganga water problem. (c) General survey of relation with Sri Lanka; The Sri Lankan ethnic problem and India. Unit- VII:

(a) Non-aligned Movement (NAM) (b) India economic diplomacy (c) South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) (d) India and Disarmament

Reading List : Charles H.Heimsath and Surjit Mansingh : A Diplomatic History of Modern India Ramesh Thakur : The Political Economic of Inida’s Foreign Policy Surjit Mansingh : India search for Power: Indira Gandhi Foreign Policy, 1966-1982 Yuri Nasenko : Jawaharlal Nehru and India Foreign Policy V.P .Dutta : India’s Foreign Policy V.P. Dutta : India’s Foreign Policy in a Changing World. Ross N. Berkes and Mohinder S.Bedi : The Diplomacy of India: Foreign Policy in the United Nations.

Ranju Bezbaruah : America and India in Global and South Asian Settings C.P. Bhambhri : Foreign Policy of India A.P Rana : The Imperative of Non-alignment: A Conceptual Study of India’s Foreign Policy Strategy in the Nehru period. Sisir Gupta : Kashmir: A Study in India-Pakistan Relations. J.N. Dixit : India’s Foreign Policy, 1947-2003 Harish Kapur : Diplomatic Journey: Emerging India Stephen P. Cohen : India: Emerging Power V.Longer : The Defence and Foreign Policy of India S.P. Sing : Political Dimensions of India-USSR Relations Leo E. Rose : Nepal: Strategy for Survival John Rowland : A History of Sino-Indian Relations: Hostile Co-Existence. G.W. Choudhury : Pakistan’s Relation with India Jyotsna Bakshi : Russian-China Relation: Relevance for India Ian Talbot : Pakistan: A Modern History Bipan Chandra : India after Independence (Relevant Portions) Jagadish P.Sarma : Afro-Asia and Contemporary Politics D.R.Goyal (ed) : Nuclear Disarmanent: The Six-Nation Initiative and the Big Power Response Alastair Lamb : Crisis in Kashmir 1947-1966 S.M.Burke : Pakistan’s Foreign Policy: An Historical Analysis. K.P.Misra (ed) : Studies in Indian Foreign Policy B.R. Nanda (ed) : Indian Foreign Policy: The Nehru Year M.S. Naik : Soviet Policy Towards India From Stalin to Brezhnev. K.P.S. Menon : The Indo-Soviet treaty: Setting and Sequel R.P.Kaushik : The crucial years of Non-alignment:U.S.A., Korean War India. Alka Gupta : India and U.N.Peace-Keeping activities : A Case Study of Korea J.S. Bains : India’s Internation Disputes: A Legal Study S.M. Burke : Mainsprings of Indian and Pakistani Foreign Policies. J.C.Kundra : Indian foreign Policy 1947-1954; A Study of Relation with the Western Bloc W. Norman Brown : The United State and India, Pakistan, Bangladesh William J.Barnds : India. Pakistan and the Great Powers M.S. Rajan : India’s Foreign Relations during the Nehru Era Hemen Rai : Indo-Soviet Relation 1955-1971 V.D. Chopra (ed) : NAM: New Delhi to Harare Denis Wright : India-Pakistan Relations (1962-1969) Russell Brines : The Indo-Pakistani Conflict. Ashok Kapur,Y.K.Malik Harold A.Gould, Arthur G.Rubinoff (ed) : India and the United States in a Changing World. Rahmatullah Khan : Kashmir and the United Nations Joseph Korbel : Danger in Kashmir Peter Lyon : Neutralism (relevant portions Neville Maxwell : India’s China War Dorthy Woodman : Himalayan Frontiers S.P. Sen (ed) : The Sino-Indian Border Question: A Historical Review. Journals : American Universities Field Staff: Asia Series Current History (Philadelphia) India Quarterly (New Delhi) International studies (New Delhi) Journal: Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (New Delhi)

Orbis (Philadelphia) World today (London) Other Periodicals Economist; Far Eastern Economic review; Economic and Political Weekly News Digests Asian Recorder; Indian Recorder and Digs; Keesings Contemporary Archives GOI Statements/Texts of Documents : Foreign Affairs Record (Ministry of External Affairs, GOI)

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